On Tuesday afternoon(September 16) Stephen Williams and I were sitting on the picnic table in my front yard watching warblers, vireos, and cedar waxwings. I live on a ridge in northwest Hocking County less than a mile from Clear Creek Metro Park, and six miles from Lake Logan. Suddenly, Stephen pointed skyward and said "what's that?" When I got my binoculars on it, I knew it was something I had never before seen. It was soaring in a wide circle and going higher and higher. The neck, head, and bill extended straight forward and were extremely long and "skinny." The long tail was narrow at the base but spread out into a fan-shaped tail. The wings were long and pointed. The bird was all black except for a lighter(maybe buffy)area on the lower neck and upper breast. It kept soaring higher and eventually was out of sight. I went to Lake Logan later but didn't see anything unusual. I went again the next day (Wednesday)but saw just the usual September birds. I called both Jim McCormac and Bill Whan and they said that what I was describing was a female or immature anhinga. Sincerely, Jim Fry ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]